Kaniesha (Micro)Reviews: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Series: Mara Dyer #1
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Release date: September 27th, 2011
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Genres: paranormal, romance, mystery
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Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.
It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

There is.

She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.

She’s wrong.

Kaniesha's Waiting on Wednesday #14: Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: Sea of Shadows
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Age of Legends #1
Release date: April 8, 2014

Synopsis: In the Forest of the Dead, where the empire’s worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters Moria and Ashyn are charged with a dangerous task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the damned.

Only this year, the souls will not be quieted.

Ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters’ journey to find each other sends them far from the only home they’ve ever known. Accompanied by a stubborn imperial guard and a dashing condemned thief, the girls cross a once-empty wasteland, now filled with reawakened monsters of legend, as they travel to warn the emperor. But a terrible secret awaits them at court—one that will alter the balance of their world forever.

I've loved a lot of Armstrong's books and I'm hoping this one will be no different!

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 14: Blogging Wish List of 2014.

Heather:

More reviews from me and that's pretty much it.

Kaniesha:

Ah, I have no idea! Never really thought about it. I'd like for the blog to reach at least 7k views (We recently passed 2k!!) and maybe 100 followers by the end of the year. I hope that maybe Heather and I could participate in a blog hop or book blog tour! I just want to have more book fun.

What's on everyone else's blog wishlists?

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 13: Share a Blogger Horror Story.

Heather:

Not posting enough! XD But seriously, I think Blogger ate one of my monthly wrap up posts and I was panicking for a week afterwards thinking it might eat others.

Kaniesha:

I don't think I have any! Or maybe it was when we first started and our name had incorrect French grammar and we were scrambling for an hour or two trying to fix it (by then I'd already made us 4~5 accounts to branch out properly) and I was afraid we wouldn't be able to change everything!

Anyone else have intense blogger moments?

2013 Combined Reading Summary (ft. Born of Illusion, Something Strange & Deadly, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, Shadow and Bone, The Princess Bride)

Hello all! We've decided we're going to summarize a handful of our combined reading books from 2013 and only individually review a few.

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 12: How We Plan on Getting More Followers This Year.

Heather:

Is that something you can really do? Hmm, I don't entirely know, but I'm a fan of the theory that if I try interacting and post content that is good enough people will follow.

Kaniesha:

Write more reviews! Tweet more! Comment on other people's reviews and posts! Participate in more memes!
Basically just support more book bloggers and have fun. People want to follow fun blogs, right?

Any of you concerned with your follower counts and have plans to get more?

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 11: TBR Shelf: How Many?

Heather:

1903 >.< To be fair, there are SO many books I would like to read and that sound amazing.

Kaniesha:

Goodreads shows that I have 1369 but I feel like it's actually less than that! There's a lot of stuff on my shelves that I'm kind of iffy about (based upon reviews or the like) and books I've got on my shelves solely for their covers (woops).

How many books do you plan on reading?

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 10: New Things We Will Be Doing This Year.

Heather:

Kan and I have been discussing things about the blog and I hope I can honestly be more on the ball and produce more reviews. I write plenty on my other blog, but I'm very nervous about posting them here.

Kaniesha:

Nothing comes to mind, honestly! I can't guarantee we'll be able to do anything - but I hope we can make more captivating and original content (as I've gone on before in these challenge posts). I really want to spazz more about books!

Kaniesha's Waiting on Wednesday #13: Split Second by Kasie West

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: Split Second
Author: Kasie West
Series: Pivot Point #2
Release date: February 11, 2014

Synopsis: Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too . . . but not without a price.

When Addie’s dad invites her to spend her winter break with him, she jumps at the chance to escape into the Norm world of Dallas, Texas. There she meets the handsome and achingly familiar Trevor. He’s a virtual stranger to her, so why does her heart do a funny flip every time she sees him? But after witnessing secrets that were supposed to stay hidden, Trevor quickly seems more suspicious of Addie than interested in her. And she has an inexplicable desire to change that.

Meanwhile, her best friend, Laila, has a secret of her own: she can restore Addie’s memories . . . once she learns how. But there are powerful people who don’t want to see this happen. Desperate, Laila tries to manipulate Connor, a brooding bad boy from school—but he seems to be the only boy in the Compound immune to her charms. And the only one who can help her.

As Addie and Laila frantically attempt to retrieve the lost memories, Addie must piece together a world she thought she knew before she loses the love she nearly forgot . . . and a future that could change everything.

Pivot Point is one of my favorite books! I was blown away by the plot, the characters and especially the ending. (P.S. I've reviewed it!)

Parajunkee created a New Year's Challenge for 2014. Deux Lectrices will participate! We realize we were supposed to start almost two weeks ago but life is hectic and we're doing this a bit late.

Day 9: Cons or Events We Hope to Attend.

Heather:

Considering where I live, I don't think there are any around here. I like hearing about them though and I think the people who get to go are the luckiest people!

Kaniesha:

None, really. There was a small amount of hope that we'd be able to afford to travel to something like that last year but it's not even a possibility this year. Maybe 2015? I'd love to go to BEA.
Searching around there IS NoVaTeen Book Fest that's local so I could possibly attend it! Not sure though.

Anyone reading going to any bookish events this year?